United States Navy cruiser USS Olympia (C-6) leads a naval parade celebrating the arrival of Commodore George Dewey in New York Harbor after the Spanish-American War. The Olympia steams up the Hudson River with Commodore Dewey on board. Other ships follow the Olympia. A small boat sailing in front of the Olympia.
Commodore George Dewey leads a land parade on “Dewey Day” after his arrival in the United States following the Spanish-American War. Army cavalry, one of the soldiers holding the United States flag, in the parade along Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. Men in uniform follow the cavalry. U.S. cavalry soldiers with sabers follow the uniformed men.
A Boer battery firing artillery at approaching Gordon Highlanders infantry. Some of the soldiers shoot at the British troops with rifles. British Army forces successfully overrun and capture the Boer Battery during the Second Boer War.
A Boer cavalry charging from a distance in the battlefield during the Second Boer War. As they charge closer, they wave their sabers in front and close to the camera.
British Army Gordon Highlanders capture a Boer battery crew in the battlefield during the Second Boer War. Dutch burghers (or “citizen-soldiers”) man two two Creusot guns in the foreground. The Gordon Highlanders, wearing traditional Scottish kilts, approach the Boer battery rapidly and sweeping them. The Boer battery retreats, deserting their guns, as they are being chased by the Gordon Highlanders.
Boer Army cavalry charging from a distance in the battlefield during the Second Boer War. As they charge closer, the cavalry troops wave their sabers in front and close to the camera. A man stands in the middle of the field. Horses partially obstruct the view.
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